To Kennel or not to kennel
To Kennel or not to kennel
SO I bring my pup home on Sunday, and I live in the city. I have been looking at the 6'x10' kennels that they sell at Home Depot and Lowes and petsmart. I am at game time and need to make a desicion, do i get on of these and plan on using it to keep pup in when I am away, and continue to use it as he gets older? Or do i get something more temporary just to hold him as he is young and when he gets older and bigger let him have free rain of the backyard (fenced backyard)?
I have always lived in the country and dogs had plenty of room to roam without worry. But now I am in the middle of a good sized town.....I also have some pretty decent lawn, but I read the other day that dog urine does not bother lawns because there is not enough amonia in it and if you water on a regular basis that will also delute it.
Crate wont work during the day.....i work, and the only time I will be able to walk him in the middle of the day is at lunch time. he is only 8weeks old and cant hold it for 4 hrs at a time, at least from my undertanding
I have always lived in the country and dogs had plenty of room to roam without worry. But now I am in the middle of a good sized town.....I also have some pretty decent lawn, but I read the other day that dog urine does not bother lawns because there is not enough amonia in it and if you water on a regular basis that will also delute it.
Crate wont work during the day.....i work, and the only time I will be able to walk him in the middle of the day is at lunch time. he is only 8weeks old and cant hold it for 4 hrs at a time, at least from my undertanding
Lowe's also carries the 10'x10'x6' for $235 in my area. You may want to check on that as it comes apart much easier and you can buy another and add on later. This would give the dog more room from the start and as he gets older I'm sure he would appreciate it. There is only a $35 difference in this kennel and the one you are looking at and to me, 4 extra feet is worth every penny of $35. I plan to add another one to this later to make a 10'x30'x6' kennel once my pup is grown. That's hard to beat for under $500 total. Don't forget to add a heavy duty tarp or something similar to help keep the heat down durring the summer.
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If the yard is big enough then there shouldn't be any problems with a burnt lawn. In a small yard, where the dog is constantly going in one or two particular places, you can expect to have some grass burn off. There are dog treats that you can give that claim to stop that sort of thing from happening. I've not used them myself though.
As long as the fenced in yard is as secure as your kennel would be (no dog getting out and nothing bad getting in) then free reign of the yard probably wouldn't be such a bad thing. Watch for digging though, and make sure to "puppy-proof" as much as possible by not leaving a garden hose lying out or anything like that.
As long as the fenced in yard is as secure as your kennel would be (no dog getting out and nothing bad getting in) then free reign of the yard probably wouldn't be such a bad thing. Watch for digging though, and make sure to "puppy-proof" as much as possible by not leaving a garden hose lying out or anything like that.
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